Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-12-23
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The Chicago, Milwaukee s. St. Paul
holiday tickets will be sold between all
stations in Illinois. Iowa and Missouri
for one fare for the round trip, good for
Dec "a. 25, 26 and 81 and Jan. l and 2.
return coupons good till Jan. 8. 1888.
The c., R. I. 4 P. puts on its second
flyer to the Missouri river Sunday. this
one going to the southwest. t will
leave Chicago at p. M, leave Rock 1s>
land at 1920 p. m, it will leave Kansas
City at $40 p. M, and arrive in Chicago
at 10 O'Clock. Train No. II, which ar
rives from Chicago at 7:20 p. m, for
Kansas City. will be discontinued. and
southwestern passengers will be brought
to Davenport on No. 1. which arrives
there at 7:10 p. m. and makes connec.
ton with train which will be made up
here for Kansas City.
The c.. R. l. & P found it necessary
to get out its snow pillow Wednesday to
clear the track, and as an experiment a
new kind of pillow was tried. 1t was at
tached to the rear caboose of freight
train going west. and was doing what
appeared to be very thorough and satis-
factory work. The pillow is attached to
the front of car and is large cylinder.
almost the width of the track, which has
several plows at the ends so arranged
that when they revolve they strike the
track and throw the snow off to one side
by reason of the angle at which they are
set. The plows are adjustable that OBJ
structioas may be prevented from damag-
ing it. The man or men who handle the
thing are located in sort of pilot house
in front in which there is stove to keep
them warm.
The Chicago Inter Ocean of yesterday.
contained the following Philadelphia
specinl:
The statement printed in western pa
per to the effect that the Pennsylvania
railroad company psOposes to construct a
line from Chicago through the cities of
Moline. Rock Island and Muscatine to
Kansas City. with line also to Omaha,
was denied today at the Pennsylvania
railroad office. An officer of the com
pany said: The western papers are too
| progressive. No such scheme is contem-
| plated. The Pennsylvania system is great
enough as it is without our endeavoring
at any rate. to extend it further"
Instructions in regard to the issuing of
passes the coming year have been re-
ceived BY the c.. & Q railroad officials
The superintendent and assistant super
intendents are given discretionary power
to Issue trip passes to employees and de-
pendent families. and time passes TO EN-.
ployes. ever their respective divisions
The power to issue trip passes to EN-
ployes is also given trainmasters, road.
masters. master mechanics, division mas.
ter mechanics and superintendent Of
bridges. Dependent family means
those actually depending on the employt
for living. Clergymen will have to ap,
| ply to the general passenger agent fol-
half fare permits.
On January l, 1888. the c.. B. & Q
will make an innovation in the baggag,
business. being the first western road t.
introduce it. 1t is combination of th,
railroad baggage system and the transfe
companies in the various cities, and it
advantages may be better shown BY a!
illustration FROM the Burlington Gaz cit
A lady wishes to go to Chicago and 0
course she takes one trunk and perhap
three. She telephones to the -transfe
company in Burlington. man comes t,
her house, takes the baggage and give
her check. taking the address in Chi
cago. where she wishes it delivered, an
her responsibility and anxiety cease RICH
there. Upon her arrival in Chicago sh
goes to her hotel or the house where sh
visits and her trunk is there as soon a
she is. She pays for both transfers at til
same time and has no annoyance what
ever. The system will be put in opera
, ton in all the principal cities on the Bur
! lington route and will prove very gres
convenience.